{IN PERSON} Crafting Fire Cider: A Folk Herbal Tradition
September 19 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$45.00PLEASE READ: This class is IN PERSON. TICKETS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE.
Class fees are non transferable, we stick to the student agreements agreed upon during registration. Please ensure you are able to attend the scheduled class time.
Step into the apothecary kitchen and learn the spirited art of crafting Fire Cider, a bold vinegar tonic alive with heat, sweetness, and old kitchen magic. Rooted in the people’s herbalism movement, Fire Cider is a beloved “crossover” recipe, part food, part medicine, and part living tradition.
In this hands-on class, students will explore what Fire Cider is, why it has become such an enduring herbal legacy, and how its story reminds us that folk remedies belong in the hands of the people. Together, we’ll work with apple cider vinegar, pungent roots, warming spices, fresh seasonal herbs, and create a preparation that is fiery, earthy, and medicinal.
Each student will craft their own jar of Fire Cider while learning the foundations of vinegar-based herbal preparations, including ingredient selection, maceration, straining, bottling, and labeling. We’ll also honor the creative spirit of this tradition, where no two batches are exactly alike, and every herbalist stirs in their own wisdom.
Students will leave with:
● A handmade jar of Fire Cider to finish infusing at home
● A deeper connection to folk herbalism and kitchen medicine
● Practical skills for crafting vinegar-based herbal tonics
● Inspiration to personalize future batches with intuition, care, and a little fire
Come ready to chop, stir, taste, and tend the cauldron. This is a class for those who love plants, seasonal ritual, and the wild warmth of remedies made by hand.
This class is educational and rooted in traditional herbal practice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Lauren Ann Nichols Sheffler is a certified herbalist, educator, and wildland steward whose work is rooted in bioregional herbalism, ethical sourcing, botanical stewardship, and reciprocal relationships between plants, people, and place.A graduate of the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, Lauren has spent seven years specializing in herbal distillation and handcrafting hydrosols from fresh plants. She teaches community herbalism, participates in the Sustainable Herbs Initiative, stewards’ wildlands, and hosts classes at her United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary in Denver, Colorado.
At WishGarden Herbs, Lauren brings her passion for ethical sourcing and sustainability into the supply chain, helping cultivate a future where plants and people thrive together.
